Monuments and Memorials

News about Monuments and Memorials, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 6, 2016

New York Yankees will make longtime shortstop and captain Derek Jeter team's 21st player to have his uniform number retired; decision means every Yankees number from 1 to 10 will have been retired; Jeter, who wore No 2 jersey, will also be awarded with plaque in Monument Park. MORE

Nov. 13, 2016

French Pres Francois Hollande unveils commemorative plaques honoring victims of 2015 terror attacks in Paris during memorial held on one year anniversary of shootings. MORE

Nov. 11, 2016

Op-Ed article by veterans advocate Jan C Scruggs argues America needs memorial to commemorate service of soldiers in war on terror following 9/11, citing positive impact of Vietnam Veterans Memorial; asserts uniqueness of country's most recent conflict, in which men and women have fought for 15 years with no end in sight, presents challenges to organizing and fundraising for monument. MORE

Oct. 26, 2016

Barcelona Journal; equestrian statue of Gen Francisco Franco installed in front of museum devoted to Catalan history is demolished by vandals; debate over Franco's legacy is especially fraught in Catalonia, where separatist movement is campaigning to hold independence referendum. MORE

Oct. 26, 2016

Elderly veterans of Israel's Palmach, elite military force that fought for country's establishment in 1940s, gather to protest dedication of memorial to former Gen Rehavam Zeevi at heritage site Shaar Hagai; former commandos object to polarization of country's politics that they feel Zeevi, who was assasinated in 2001, contributed to. MORE

Sep. 20, 2016

Family members of former Pres Dwight D Eisenhower lift objections to planned Washington DC memorial after compromises are reached on changes to original design by Architect Frank Gehry. MORE

Sep. 19, 2016

Amatrice Journal; crisis unit of Culture Ministry has been working feverishly to rescue historical remnants in Amatrice, Italy, following August earthquake; collected many paintings, statues and ecclesiastical objects for preservation and early evaluation of damage. MORE

Sep. 16, 2016

Gazebo in Cleveland park where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by police in 2014 is dismantled to be reconstructed as part of growing arts exhibition on Chicago's South Side. MORE

Sep. 15, 2016

Installation of Citi Bike kiosk and solar panel in front of panther sculpture monument at entrance to Brooklyn's Prospect Park sparks outcry; New York City Dept of Transportation will reconsider placement of kiosk. MORE

Sep. 5, 2016

City of Frederick, Md, is struggling to determine fate of bronze bust of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who has been vilified for his notorious 1857 Dred Scott ruling denying citizenship to blacks; board of aldermen voted unanimously in 2015 to remove bust from courtyard of City Hall, but has encountered difficulty finding home for object viewed by many as symbol of racial hatred. MORE

Aug. 16, 2016

Equal Justice Initiative will announce plans to open memorial in Montgomery, Ala, in 2017 to victims of thousands of racial lynchings in United States history; museum is also planned. MORE

Aug. 13, 2016

Vadim Potomsky, governor of Russia's Oryol region, has commissioned bronze statue of Ivan the Terrible, credited with founding region's capital, in honor of city's 450th birthday; act forms part of movement to portray Ivan one of three greatest rulers and victim of long-lived Western propaganda. MORE

Aug. 10, 2016

Celoron, NY, hometown of comedian Lucille Ball, unveils new statue of comedian, made by artist Carolyn Palmer, to replace older one that bore little resemblance to Ball; original statue, by sculptor Dave Poulin, was mocked as 'Scary Lucy' and had suddenly become subject of Internet scorn. MORE

Jul. 31, 2016

University of Texas at Austin will mark 50th anniversary of Charles Whitman's 1966 campus shooting by dedicating memorial to victims on same day it is due to comply with 2015 law legalizing concealed firearms on campus; supporters of law, which University community largely opposes, assert it will deter future assailants. MORE

Jul. 18, 2016

Amsterdam Journal; opening of National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam and approval of memorial wall form part of effort to remember those Dutch Jewish victims of Nazis whose stories have been overshadowed by that of Anne Frank. MORE

Jul. 15, 2016

Reporter's Notebook; thousands converge on memorial and cemetery in former Bosnian battery factory to mark 21st anniversary of Srebrenica massacre and to bury remains of newly discovered victims. MORE

Jun. 22, 2016

Ralph Blumenthal travel article recounts trip to Berlin, Germany, to lay special memorial markers called Stolpersteine on street where his aunt and uncle, who were victims of Holocaust, once lived. MORE

Jun. 17, 2016

Central Park's Adopt-a-Bench fundraising program lets individuals, for $10,000 donation, have park bench inscribed with personal commemorative message; since program's 1986 launch, 4,223 of 9,485 benches have been adopted, many adorned with amusing, intriguing or heartwarming inscriptions to loved ones lost. MORE

Jun. 14, 2016

David W Dunlap Building Blocks column; Cadman Park Conservancy and New York City Parks Dept are pushing to reopen main hall of Brooklyn War Memorial, honoring World War II veterans, to public. MORE

Jun. 14, 2016

Masha Gessen Op-Ed article reflects on toppling of Lenin statue in central Moscow; notes that defacing statue of Lenin is widely considered anti-Russian, given how Pres Vladimir V Putin's government has been casting itself as heir to Soviet Union. MORE

May. 28, 2016

Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine helps raise money for sculpture at Anderson High School in Indiana depicting Johnny Wilson, talented all-around athlete who was often met with rejection because he is black; Erskine and Wilson have been friends since meeting as children, and were bound from that point by their love of sports. MORE

May. 18, 2016

Millions of mosquito-like insects, fed by algae blooming abundantly along banks of nearby Yamuna River, have swarmed India's Taj Mahal, excreting green substance on its marble walls; environmentalists blame water pollution for exacerbating situation and warn of environmental degradation's effects on other monuments. MORE

May. 10, 2016

Dozens of people attend meeting at Public School 41 in West Village to voice their support for first national monument to support gay rights near Stonewall Inn. MORE

May. 4, 2016

Obama administration is considering creation of national monument to gay rights movement on small parcel of parkland near Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village bar that was site of historic 1969 uprising. MORE

Apr. 24, 2016

Events marking centenary of bloody revolt to free Ireland from British rule are reigniting debate among Irish, despite efforts by organizers to avoid controversy; critics are particularly angry over Necrology Wall, recently unveiled memorial listing those who died during 1916 Easter Rising, because it includes names of insurgents. MORE

Apr. 22, 2016

Residents of earthquake-ravaged Montecristi, Ecuador take comfort in deeply revered statue of Virgin Mary which survived collapse of local basilica's bell tower; monument has been central to town's history since arriving from Spain in 16th century. MORE

Apr. 13, 2016

Pres Obama, in unusual use of his executive powers under Antiquities Act, designates Sewall-Belmont House and Museum in Washington, DC, as national monument to history of women's equality; red-brick 19th-century structure will now be known as Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument. MORE

Feb. 16, 2016

National Park Service announces extensive renovations for Lincoln Memorial, which will include cleaning, repairing and adding educational space beneath it; restorations, set to be completed in 2019, are made possible by generous $18.5 million contribution from billionaire philanthropist David M Rubenstein. MORE

Jan. 27, 2016

Design is unveiled for proposed World War I monument in Washington, DC; goal is to finish privately-funded monument in time for 100th anniversary of Armistice Day in November 2018.
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Jan. 21, 2016

Rivesaltes Journal; memorial to refugees opens in notorious Vichy-era internment camp in town of Rivesaltes in Southern France, amid tensions over treatment of current wave of migrants pouring into Europe that some seem as parallel to experience of Jews and Gypsies during World War II. MORE

Jan. 13, 2016

Large concrete pavilion erected on Highlands, NJ, beach as tribute to resiliency of residents in wake of Hurricane Sandy is subject of local ridicule; structure, gift to town from Tilt-Up Concrete Assn of Mount Vernon, Iowa, has been deemed eyesore by many and failure of builders to obtain state permit has opened door to having it removed. MORE

Jan. 9, 2016

Giant gold-colored statue of Mao Zedong has been demolished in Henan Province, China, at behest of local officials, who grew embarrassed after photos of statue went viral on Internet; statue was criticized for its enormous cost, particularly as it was located in poor, rural part of country. MORE

Dec. 25, 2015

Oxford University officials consider removing statue of Cecil Rhodes, founder of eponymous scholarship program, following petition and protests; proponents of change deplore British colonialist's 19th century African activities, which they assert culminated in South Africa's brutal apartheid system; apologists dismiss complaints as political correctness amounting to vandalism. MORE

Dec. 23, 2015

Labor advocates and descendants of victims of Triangle fire of 1911 celebrate announcement by New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo that state will grant all $1.5 million necessary to build memorial commemorating tragic fire in which 146 Manhattan garment workers died. MORE

Dec. 21, 2015

Archivists for City of Paris collect and preserve notes, letters and drawings from memorials made in aftermath of November terror attacks. MORE

Dec. 20, 2015

Four Confederate monuments that are scheduled to be removed by order of New Orleans City Council are to remain in place while lawsuit challenging removal is heard; preservation organizations and chapter of Sons of Confederate Veterans have brought suit and claim city does not own land moments rest on. MORE

Dec. 20, 2015

Former boxing heavyweight champion Larry Holmes remains a celebrity in his hometown of Easton, Pa, where he recently honored with statue in riverfront park. MORE

Dec. 18, 2015

Canada's new Liberal government scraps costly plan made by former Conservative leaders to build monument next to Supreme Court; will instead hold national design competition to find cheaper alternative. MORE

Dec. 18, 2015

New Orleans City Council votes, 6 to 1, to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds following lengthy and often heated series of debates. MORE

Dec. 6, 2015

Op-Ed article by Blain Roberts and Ethan J Kytle calls for national memorial that tells truth about slavery in the United States and its victims, prompted by movement across country to purge tributes to slavery and notable defenders of practice. MORE

Dec. 4, 2015

Former Pres George W Bush and hundreds of others gather at Capitol to pay tribute to former Vice Pres Dick Cheney as his official bust, carved in marble, is unveiled. MORE

Dec. 3, 2015

David W Dunlap Building Blocks column; admirers of Federal Hall Memorial in lower Manhattan are hoping $300,000 donation from American Express Foundation, pegged for renovations on historic landmark, will draw more visitors to building; National Trust for Historic Preservation and National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy are working on plans to promote landmark. MORE

Dec. 2, 2015

Family members of Israeli athletes kidnapped and killed by Palestinian Liberation Organization terrorists at 1972 Munich Olympics reveal disturbing details about hostages' treatment that have never before been made public; speak out after years of silence in bid to secure permanent memorial to victims in Munich. MORE

Nov. 24, 2015

Controversial Japanese war shrine Yasukuni partially closes after explosion in public toilet; site, which honors national figures convicted of war crimes after World War II, has drawn violent attacks before. MORE

Nov. 21, 2015

Labor advocates have formed group Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition in order to raise $2.4 million to build and maintain memorial marking Manhattan building that was site of 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in which 146 workers died, most of them young immigrant women; among group's goals is raising awareness of workplace hazards that continue to threaten today's labor force. MORE

Nov. 16, 2015

Side Street column; Lois Evans, playwright and performance artist known as LuLu LoLo, has been canvassing New York City dressed as Joan of Arc and asking people to nominate women they think should be honored with public monument; Evans decries fact there are only five monuments to women in city. MORE

Nov. 11, 2015

Korean War Veterans Memorial struggles to secure funding from American corporations, relying instead on donations made overseas, mostly from Korea, to help set up maintenance fund and build Wall of Remembrance in Washington DC National Mall. MORE

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